If Mohan is the uncle of Rajesh, and Rajesh is the father of Anil, then Mohan is related to Anil as:
Answer: B
Mohan is uncle of Rajesh. Rajesh is father of Anil. So Mohan is the brother of Anil's father, making him Anil's grand-uncle (great-uncle).
Q.22Medium
Deepa's father has a son from his first marriage. Deepa's mother's only son is the step-brother of that boy. How is Deepa related to that boy?
Answer: B
Deepa's mother's only son is Deepa's brother. He is the step-brother of the boy from father's first marriage, meaning they share the same father but different mothers. Therefore, Deepa is the half-sister of that boy.
Q.23Medium
Using the symbols: @ means 'is the father of', # means 'is the mother of', means′isthebrotherof′, R, then how is P related to R?
Answer: A
P @ Q means P is father of Q. Q $ R means Q is brother of R. Therefore, P is the father of both Q and R, so P is the father of R.
Q.24Easy
In a family, X is the parent of Y. Y is the parent of Z. Z is the parent of W. If Z is female and W is male, how is X related to W?
Answer: B
X is parent of Y, Y is parent of Z, and Z is parent of W. This represents three generations in descent. X is the great-grandparent of W.
Q.25Medium
A man says, 'The boy playing football is the grandson of my father's only brother.' How is the man related to that boy?
Answer: A
The man's father's only brother is the man's uncle. The man's uncle's grandson would be the man's cousin's son or the man's own son. Given the context, the boy is the man's son.
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Q.26Medium
Pointing to a woman, Ramesh says, 'She is the mother of the only child of my mother's mother.' What is the relation between Ramesh and that woman?
Answer: B
Ramesh's mother's mother is his grandmother. The grandmother's only child is Ramesh's mother. The woman is the mother of that only child, so she is Ramesh's mother.
Q.27Hard
If A and B are siblings, B and C are siblings, but A and C are not related as siblings. What is the relationship between A, B, and C?
Answer: C
If A and B are siblings, and B and C are siblings, then A and C must also be siblings (either full or half). The given condition contradicts this logical relationship.
Q.28Medium
Neha's mother is the wife of Neha's father. Neha's father has a daughter who is not Neha's sister. How is that daughter related to Neha?
Answer: A
Neha's father's daughter who is not Neha's sister can only be Neha herself, as the question implies a paradox that resolves when we recognize the daughter is Neha.
Q.29Medium
Using the code: P * Q means P is the mother of Q, P # Q means P is the sister of Q, P & Q means P is the brother of Q. If A * B # C & D, how is A related to D?
Answer: A
A * B means A is the mother of B. B # C means B is the sister of C. C & D means C is the brother of D. Therefore, A is the mother of B, C, and D.
Q.30Medium
A couple has three daughters. The youngest daughter is Priya. Priya's sister Anjali is married to Vikram. Vikram's brother Arjun is married to Priya. How are Anjali and Arjun related?
Answer: D
Arjun is Vikram's brother. Vikram is married to Anjali. Therefore, Arjun is the brother-in-law of Anjali, and Anjali is the sister-in-law of Arjun.
Q.31Easy
In a family, Amar's son is Bhav's father. Bhav's son is Chetan. What is Amar's relationship to Chetan?
Answer: C
Amar's son is Bhav's father, meaning Amar is Bhav's grandfather. Bhav is Chetan's father, meaning Bhav is Chetan's father. Therefore, Amar is Chetan's great-grandfather.
Q.32Medium
Asha says, 'The man who just walked in is the only son of my grandfather's only son.' How is Asha related to that man?
Answer: A
Asha's grandfather's only son is Asha's father. That man is the only son of Asha's father, which means that man is Asha's brother. If he's presented as 'just walked in,' the correct answer is sister (Asha is female).
Q.33Hard
If symbols mean: + = 'father of', - = 'mother of', × = 'brother of', ÷ = 'sister of'. Then A + B - C × D means what is the relationship between A and D?
Answer: A
A + B means A is father of B. B - C means B is mother of C. C × D means C is brother of D. So A is grandfather of C and D, but specifically A is the great-uncle or uncle depending on gender, but most likely uncle of D.
Q.34Easy
A man has two sisters. Each sister has one son. How are these two boys related to each other?
Answer: A
The man has two sisters. Each sister has a son. The two sons of the two sisters are cousins to each other.
Q.35Hard
Kavya says, 'My father's wife's father's son's wife is my mother.' Which relationship is impossible here?
Answer: B
Kavya's father's wife is Kavya's mother. Her mother's father is Kavya's maternal grandfather. His son is Kavya's maternal uncle. His wife is Kavya's aunt. For this to be Kavya's mother creates a logical impossibility requiring the father to marry his sister.
Q.36Easy
In a family: X is the father of Y, Y is the father of Z. W is the mother of X. How is W related to Z?
Answer: A
W is the mother of X, X is the father of Y, Y is the father of Z. Therefore, W is the great-grandmother of Z.
Q.37Hard
A woman's son's wife's mother is the woman's neighbor. If the neighbor has no children except her daughter, what is the neighbor's relationship to the woman?
Answer: D
The woman's son's wife's mother is the neighbor. This makes the neighbor the mother-in-law of the woman's son, but without knowing if they share any blood relations otherwise, the exact relationship cannot be determined.
Q.38Medium
If @ means 'is the son of' and # means 'is the daughter of', and P @ Q # R, then how is P related to R?
Answer: A
P @ Q means P is the son of Q. Q # R means Q is the daughter of R. Therefore, P is the son of Q, and Q is the daughter of R, making P the grandson of R.
Q.39Medium
Ritu has a brother who is 3 years older. Ritu's mother has a sister. Ritu's mother's sister's son is 5 years younger than Ritu. What is Ritu's mother's sister's son's relationship to Ritu's brother?
Answer: A
Ritu's mother's sister is Ritu's aunt. Her son is Ritu's cousin. Therefore, he is also the cousin of Ritu's brother.
Q.40Easy
Pointing to a photograph, Priya said, 'He is the son of my mother's only brother.' How is the person in the photograph related to Priya?
Answer: A
Mother's only brother = Uncle. Uncle's son = Cousin. The person is Priya's cousin.
